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An Approach to the Study of Path Erosion in the Natal Drakensberg, a Mountain Wilderness Area

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Gerald G. Garland ,
Christine Hudson  and
Jane Blackshaw
Gerald G. Garland
Affiliation:
Lecturer in Geomorphology, Department of Geography, University of Natal, King George V Avenue, Durban 4001, South Africa
Christine Hudson
Affiliation:
both Postgraduate Students in the Department of Geography, University of Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa.
Jane Blackshaw
Affiliation:
both Postgraduate Students in the Department of Geography, University of Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa.
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Footpath erosion in mountain wilderness areas is generally undesirable, and maintenance and rehabilitation of eroded paths are costly. Although path erosion results from a complex interactioin between recreational and geomorphological forces and each path's resistance, the processes involved are not well understood.

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Environmental Conservation , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , Winter 1985 , pp. 337 - 342
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1985

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